What is Barometer?

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...